Wednesday March 06 - Day Tour to Nevis

Today we had booked a full day's tour to Nevis, the sister island to St.Kitts. It was mixed weather which actually was great. A little bit of sun, a little rain and mostly cloudy which made it quite pleasant. We were picked up at the hotel and brought to the harbor at Brasseterre. Gunilla and I had bought new bags as you can see. The ferry over to Nevis took about an hour. It was an interesting day with many stops. We visited Montpelier Estate where Horatio Nelson got married to Fanny Nesbeth 1787. It is now a very posh hotel and the late Princess Diana stayed there during a visit to Nevis. The view is incredible and the grounds were lovely as were the common areas where we were allowed to visit. We also visited another hotel, but the name escapes me. This one also very special with wonderful plants and trees. It had previously been a sugar plantation.

 

Lunch was served at a beach restaurant called Lime. Nice place but not fancy at all. The staff was very friendly and it was a nice time. After lunch Gunilla and I went to the beach where we befriended an adorable little girl called Asia. She was fascinated by some bracelets we were wearing and played with them probably for an hour! We had decided to be picked up a bit early to have some time to shop in Charlestown, the capital of Nevis. Oh well, there really was no shopping to be had. The islands here are very beautiful but unfortunately the beauty is spoiled by lots of trash everywhere. Old rusty car wrecks, discarded building materials and general trash. Of course everything is very clean at places like the Marriott, but outside of the resorts you can of course see the poverty and the shacks people live in. It doesn't seem like they even care.

 

When we got back to the hotel we had dinner at the Italian restaurant here at Marriott. It was an all you can eat buffet where they cook whatever you like and there was a lot to choose from. Delicious! After dinner we made a short visit to the casino. Did not win anything, of course!

 

Tomorrow we are going sailing the whole day!